06-16-2019 – Keith Cozort – Father’s Day (AM Sermon)
You are visiting with us again. We want you to know that we’re honored by your presence, and we hope that you’ll come back at every opportunity That you have, what the wish Happy father’s day to all the fathers that are here, and certainly appreciate you being here. And this morning, we’re going to talk about fathers and father’s day. The first father’s day we are told, took place in Spokane, Washington, June the 19th, 1910, at least that’s the first one. That’s recognized. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third, Sunday in June as being today, A day in which to give honor to fathers. And that was in 1924. So we are Right at 95 years of recognizing fathers on the third Sunday, But why, why should we Even take the time to worry about it other than hopefully the love and respect that we have for fathers, But certainly It is emphasized throughout scripture concerning the fact that we are to honor both father and mother. You turn to Exodus chapter 20 and in verse 12 there Moses says honor, thy father and thy mother that die days may be long about the land, which the Lord thy God gives us. And so here was Of, or it was a command that was given by God, through Moses, to the children of Israel, that they were to honor both father and mother. And notice. There’s an explanation that is given here as to why that’s to take …